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Historical Events 1660 - Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony 1958 - The Riverside International Raceway in Southern California opens with three 500-mile races in one weekend; Eddie Gray wins the Crown America 500 for NASCAR Grand National cars 1967 - Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, D.C. 1975 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pine Ridge GC: Kathy Whitworth wins her 3rd LPGA C'ship by 1 stroke from Sandra Haynie 1997 - LA Dodger Wilton Guerrero's bat breaks, revealing it is corked 2022 - US Coast Guard Admiral Linda Fagan, assumes post of Commandant, becoming 1st female commander of US military branch More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1776 - George Schetky, Scottish-American cellist, music teacher, and composer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1831) 1882 - John Drinkwater, English poet and playwright (Abraham Lincoln), born in Leytonstone, Essex (d. 1937) 1892 - Samuel L M Barlow II, American composer (Mon Ami Pierrot), born in New York City (d. 1982) 1922 - Povel Ramel, Swedish entertainer (d. 2007) 1965 - Olga Nazarova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988, 92; World C'ship gold 4x400m relay 1991), born in Moscow, Russia 1990 - Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer (US Open 2018 3rd; 2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Pamplona, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1943 - Wilfrid B. Israel, Jewish activist 1954 - Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (Pelle Erobreren), dies at 84 1973 - Helen Parkhurst, American educator (The Dalton Plan), dies at 86 1995 - Prudence Hyman, English dancer, dies at 80 1999 - Christopher Cockerell, English engineer and inventor (Hovercraft), dies at 88 2008 - Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician (b. 1931) More Famous Deaths »

1417 - Jacoba of Bavaria becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen 1821 - Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, 1st US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1868 - Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St Cloud, Paris 1891 - Work on Trans-Siberian railway begins 1910 - Cape of Good Hope becomes part of Union of South Africa 1930 - British Amateur Championship, Men's Golf, St. Andrews Links: Bobby Jones scores a 7 and 6 win over Englishman Roger Wethered for the first leg of his Grand Slam 1961 - US President John F. Kennedy visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris 1980 - "Love Stinks" by J. Geils Band peaks at #38 1990 - 63rd National Spelling Bee: Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne 1992 - 46th Tony Awards: "Dancing at Lughnasa" (play) and "Crazy For You" (musical) win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1919 - Indianapolis 500: Howdy Wilcox accompanied by riding mechanic Leo Banks win; driver Arthur Thurman dies in a crash on lap 45; lap 96, Louis LeCocq and riding mechanic Robert Bandini wrecked in turn 2, both burned to death 1975 - Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady's historical musical comedy "Goodtime Charley", based on King Charles VII of France, and starring Joel Grey, closes at Palace Theater, NYC, after 104 performances 1990 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dana Miller-Mackie 2008 - Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 7th title with a 20-12 win over NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter kicks 4 penalties and a dropped goal for the home team 2021 - Peru says its COVID-19 death toll is three times higher than its official count (180,764 vs 68,000), making it one of the hardest hit countries per capita 2023 - Latvia elects its Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics as President - first openly gay leader of a Baltic state More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1838 - Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Wife at University), born in Skipton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1900) 1900 - Helma Wolf-Catz, Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef) (d. 1979) 1914 - Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer, best known for his film scores in the Godzilla films, born in Kushiro Hokkaido, Japan (d. 2006) 1950 - Edward Barker, English cartoonist, born in Birmingham, England 1955 - Tommy Emmanuel, Australian-American acoustic guitarist (Stevie's Blues), born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales 1990 - Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player (NHL - San Jose Sharks)), born in Landsbro, Sweden More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1957 - John Kilbane, American featherweight boxer and World Featherweight Champion (1912-23), dies at 68 1993 - Spuds Mackenzie [real name Honey Tree Evil Eye "Evie"], American advertisement dog for Bud Light beer, dies at 9 1993 - John Granger, American actor (Advise and Consent), dies at 69 1994 - Herva Nelli, Italian-born American soprano, dies at 85 2005 - Jaime Mendoza-Nava, Bolivian-American composer and conductor, dies at 79 2021 - Mike Marshall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974; Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1814 - Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition - the Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent. 1925 - British mariners shoot on demonstrators 1937 - Memorial Day Massacre: Chicago Police Department shoot and kill 10 unarmed demonstrators during the "Little Steel Strike" in the United States 1946 - United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (NY) 42 die 1953 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of her Grand Slam 1954 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 5K (13:57.2) 1977 - Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0 1980 - 1st papal visit to France since 1814 1981 - LA Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendance in a season in only 22 games 2019 - Austria appoints its first female chancellor Brigitte Bierle to head caretaker government after fall of the coalition government More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1591 - Spanish troops in Zutphen surrender to Dutch and English forces under Maurice of Nassau 1832 - Evariste Galois give his theory on free assembly (dies in duel May 31) 1949 - 33rd Indianapolis 500: After finishing runner-up the previous 2 years, Bill Holland finally wins giving car owner Lou Moore his 3rd consecutive Indy victory; 1947-48 winner Mauri Rose fired after the race for ignoring team orders 1966 - The Beatles release single "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" in US; "Rain" featured experimental studio tricks of slowed down bass and drums tracks, and backwards vocals in the fade out 1973 - George Harrison releases his fourth studio album "Living in the Material World" in the US 2017 - Car bomb outside ice cream shop in Baghdad kills 17, Islamic State claim responsibility More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1718 - Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, British politician, born in Fairford, Gloucestershire (d. 1793) 1814 - Eugène Charles Catalan, French-Belgian mathematician (worked on continued fractions, descriptive geometry, number theory and combinatorics), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1894) 1867 - Arthur Vining Davis, American industrialist and CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), born in Sharon, Massachusetts (d. 1962) 1936 - Ruta Lee, actress (Operation Eichmann, Marjorie Morningstar) 1963 - Helen Patricia Sharman, Great Britain, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12) 1980 - Steven Gerrard, English footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1416 - Jerome of Prague, Czech radical Christian teacher burned at the stake for heresy by church Council of Constance 1964 - Eddie Sachs, American auto racer (b. 1927) 1987 - Melvin "Turk" Murphy, American Dixieland jazz trombonist, dies at 71 1994 - Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (b. 1955) 2016 - Rick MacLeish, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1974, 75; Philadelphia Flyers; NHL All Star 1977, 78), dies of meningitis at 66 2020 - [Nicolas] Michael Angelis, English actor (Thomas and Friends, Boys from the Black Stuff), dies of a heart attack at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1956 - Arnold Schoenberg's "Modern Psalm" premieres 1977 - Australian Sue Prell first female golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one; 13th and 14th holes at Chatswood Golf Club, Sydney 1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 1978 - US 1st class postage rises to 15 cents (13 cents for 3 years) 1978 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 1989 - Student pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, China construct a replica of the Statue of Liberty, naming it the Goddess of Democracy 1992 - White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base 2001 - International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers inaugurated. 2005 - Indianapolis 500: Dan Wheldon becomes first British-born winner since Graham Hill in 1966; first Indy 500 victory for car owner Michael Andretti of Andretti-Green Racing 2011 - Senior PGA Championship, Valhalla GC: Tom Watson wins his 6th and final Champions Tour major title with a birdie on the first playoff hole against David Eger More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1138 - Anti-Pope Victor IV (Gregorio) submits himself to Pope Innocentius II 1851 - Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio 1912 - Ballets Russes premieres their ballet L'après-midi d'un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun) in Paris, choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky 1943 - Algiers Allied Planning Conference between Winston Churchill, George Marshall and General Dwight D. Eisenhower finalizes the plan for the Italian Campaign 1986 - 59th National Spelling Bee: Jon Pennington wins spelling odontalgia 2019 - Tourist boat sinks after colliding with another boat on the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, killing 28 people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1923 - Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (The Dave Brubeck Quartet), sometimes known as "The Senator", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020) 1930 - Eddy Choong, Malaysian badminton player (Thomas Cup 1955), born in Penang, British Malaya (d. 2013) 1944 - Quentin Davies, British MP (C and L), born in Oxford, England 1948 - Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor, born in Mammola, Italy 1959 - Mel Gaynor, British rock drummer (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Balham, London, England 1963 - Ukyo Katayama, Japanese auto racer, team manager (F1 95 starts), born in Tokyo, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1896 - Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist, dies at 81 1905 - Leon Francis Victor Caron, French-Australian composer (Caron Opera Company), dies at 55 1948 - May Whitty, English actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82 1951 - Fanny Brice, American singing comedian (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 59 1992 - Peter "Ollie" Halsall, British rock guitarist and vibraphone player (Patto; The Rutles; Kevin Ayers), dies of a heart attack at 43 1994 - Joseph Janni, producer, dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1958 - French government of Prime Minister Pierre Pflimlin resigns; 200,000 demonstrate against Charles de Gaulle 1959 - Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts 1959 - Johnson and Bart's musical "Lock Up Your Daughters" premieres in London 1973 - Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins first of his two Indy triumphs after rain halts the race at lap 133 1980 - 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid 1982 - Pope John Paul II is 1st reigning pope to visit Great Britain (Adrian IV was born in England, as Nicholas Breakspear) 1986 - Democratic Labor Party wins parliamentary election in Barbados 1997 - Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mt Everest for 3rd time 2002 - NHL Eastern Conference Final: Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2 2018 - One million French smokers quit in one year after anti-smoking measures introduced according to Public Health France More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1037 - Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II removes "Constitutio the Feudis" 1941 - 1st night game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. (NY Yankees pip the Senators 6-5) 1979 - European Market accepts Greece as member 1986 - Democratic Labor Party wins parliamentary election in Barbados 1999 - Two Swedish police officers are murdered with their own fire arms by the bank robbers Jackie Arklöv and Tony Olsson after a dramatic car chase 2021 - Discovery of a mass grave with the remains of 215 children from Kamloops Indian Residential School announced by First Nation in British Columbia, Canada More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1883 - Clough Williams-Ellis, British architect known chiefly as the creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales, born in Gayton, Northamptonshire, England (d. 1978) 1912 - Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist and politician (d. 1992) 1924 - Geoffrey Rippon, British MP, born in Penn, Buckinghamshire (d. 1997) 1940 - Hans Dulfer, Dutch funk and jazz-fusion tenor saxophonist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1944 - Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens, Northern-Irish actress, voice artist and singer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland 1956 - Germaine Montenesdro, 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1672 - John Trevor, English politician (b. 1626) 1811 - Henry Dundas, British minister (b. 1742) 1849 - Anne Brontë, English novelist (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall), dies at 29 1962 - Jesse Crawford, American pianist, theatre organist for silent films, and recording artist, dies at 66 1996 - Buck Bundy, TV dog (Married with Children), dies at 13 2008 - Robert Justman, American television producer (b. 1926) More Famous Deaths »

1660 - Denmark and Sweden sign The Treaty Of Copenhagen, ends Second Northern War 1903 - 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75 1903 - Queen Wilhelmina opens the new Amsterdam stock exchange Beurs van Berlages, designed by influential architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage 1933 - Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th and beat White Sox 15-11 1956 - US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1964 - European Cup Final, Praterstadion, Vienna: Internazionale beats Real Madrid, 3-1 for their first title 1981 - John Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol 1982 - New owners headed by John McMullen buy NHL's Colorado Rockies and move the team to the New Jersey Meadowlands under the new name NJ Devils 1983 - Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of Congress 2009 - UEFA Champions League Final, Rome: Barcelona beats Manchester United, 2-0; first Spanish treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1905 - Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history 1918 - Third Battle of Aisne: German offensive overcomes British forces (WWI) 1942 - Dorie Miller awarded navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor 1984 - Beth Henley's "Miss Firecracker contest" premieres in NYC 2007 - Indianapolis 500: Scotsman Dario Franchitti declared the winner with 34 laps remaining when race halted by torrential rain 2009 - South Africa enters the global recession; the first recession for South Africa in 17 years More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Kazimierz Fajans, Polish-American physical chemist (Fajans' rules), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1975) 1940 - Ed Van Impe, Canadian NHL hockey defenseman, 1966-77 (Stanley Cup, 1974, 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers, and 2 other teams), and broadcaster (Flyers), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1963 - Gonzalo Rubalcabo [González], Cuban jazz pianist, born in Havana, Cuba 1966 - John Jaha, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Portland, Oregon 1975 - Jamie Oliver, British chef and television personality, born in Claverling, England 1994 - Shawn Barber, Canadian athlete (World C'ship gold pole vault 2019; World Indoor Tour 2016), born in Las Cruces, New Mexico (d. 2024) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1596 - Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies 1675 - Gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613) 1863 - Edward Payson Chapin, American lawyer and Union Army Colonel (posthumously elevated to Brigadier General), dies of injuries from the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana at 31 1958 - Samuel Stritch, US cardinal/archbishop (Chicago), dies 2007 - Ron Archer, Australian cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 1 x 100, 48 wickets; Queensland CA), dies at 73 2011 - Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (Taxi - "Bobby"; Grease - "Kenickie"; Babylon 5 - "Zack"), dies of pneumonia and sepsis at 60 More Famous Deaths »

553 - Moon Jaguar becomes the 10th ruler of the Maya city of Copán (modern Honduras), will reign for 25 years 1647 - Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies, when she is hanged in Hartford, Connecticut 1942 - Belgium Jews are required by Nazis to wear a Jewish star 1955 - Musical adaptation of the 1927 silent film "7th Heaven", starring Gloria DeHaven and Ricardo Montalbán, opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 44 performances 1963 - French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Roy Emerson beats home favourite Pierre Darmon 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 1972 - The British state-owned travel firm Thomas Cook and Son is sold to a consortium of private businesses headed by the Midland Bank 1987 - US Supreme Court ruled dangerous defendants could be held without bail 1987 - Cecilia Bolocco, 22, of Chile, crowned 36th Miss Universe 2002 - Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Hélio Castroneves of Brazil becomes fifth driver in Indy 500 history to win back-to-back races for his second of 4 race victories 2012 - Pope Benedict XVI's butler is arrested for allegedly leaking confidential documents More Historical Events »

Historical Events 961 - German King Otto II crowned 1951 - Vaughan Williams' "Pilgrim's Progress" premieres in London 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their 2nd bed-in for peace at Hotel La Reine Elizabeth, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1984 - Floods kill 14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1997 - NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 2 2000 - Arthur C. Clarke is knighted "for services to literature" at a ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - Bob Fitzsimmons, English boxer (first 3-division world champion; Middleweight 1981-96, Light Heavyweight 1903, Heavyweight 1897-99), born in Helston, England (d. 1917) 1923 - Roy Dotrice, British actor (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Amadeus) and narrator (A Song of Ice and Fire), born in Guernsey, Channel Islands (d. 2017) 1931 - Jim Frey, American MLB manager (Kansas City Royals, American League C'ship 1980; Chicago Cubs), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020) 1941 - Imants Kalniņš, Latvian classical, choral and rock composer ("Hey, You There!"), born in Riga, Latvian SSR 1957 - Kristina Olsen, American folk singer-songwriter ("I'm Keeping This Life of Mine"), and session musician, born in San Francisco, California 1981 - Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian pop singer (Eurovision), born in Haapsalu, Estonia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1864 - Charles Sealsfield, Austrian-American writer, dies at 71 1907 - Ida McKinley, US First Lady (1897-1901) and wife of the 25th US President William McKinley, dies at 59 1959 - Joe Kelly, American radio and television host (Quiz Kids, 1949-53), dies at 57 1977 - William Powell, American RandB singer (O'Jays - "Love Train"; "Backstabbers"), dies of cancer at 35 1979 - George Brent, American actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 1995 - Friz Freleng, American animator for Warner Bros cartoons (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1660 - King Charles II of England lands at Dover harbour on his way to London during the Restoration 1787 - Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding 1810 - In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Spanish Viceroy Cisneros during Semana de Mayo 1904 - 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6 1973 - 26th Cannes Film Festival: "The Hireling" directed by Alan Bridges and "Scarecrow" directed by Jerry Schatzberg jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film 1983 - 1st US National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed 1992 - Jay Leno becomes permanent host of US talk show "The Tonight Show" 1992 - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected President of Italy 1995 - The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla 2002 - Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1948 - 30th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Norwood Hills CC: Ben Hogan scores a convincing 7 and 6 win over Mike Turnesa in the Tuesday final for his 2nd PGA crown 1956 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas 1981 - Daniel Goodwin scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours 1991 - Stanley Cup Final, Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 8-0 for a 4-2 series win; Penguins' first Final series appearance 2000 - 53rd Cannes Film Festival: "Dancer in the Dark" directed by Lars von Trier and starring Björk (Best Actress) wins the Palme d'Or 2011 - 46th Academy of Country Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert and Brad Paisley win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony (1904-18), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1932) 1883 - Elsa Maxwell, American writer (Jack Paar Show), born in Keokuk, Iowa (d. 1963) 1932 - John Gregory Dunne, American writer (Up Close and Personal, True Confessions), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2003) 1937 - Mark Shields, American political journalist and commentator (PBS NewsHour, 1988-2020; CNN Capitol Gang, 1998-2005), born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 2022) 1937 - (Trevor) Tom Phillips, English visual artist, printmaker and collagist, born in Clapham, England (d. 2022) 1959 - Cathryn Harrison, English actress (Old Woman in Black Moon), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1914 - Paolo Giorza, Italian-Australian composer, dies at 81 1981 - Roy Brown, American RandB singer, songwriter ("Good Rockin' Tonight"), dies of a heart attack at 55 1981 - Fredric Warburg, British publisher (Animal Farm) and author, dies at 82 1996 - Bernard Sendall, British deputy director general of British Independent Television Authority and author (Independent Television in Britain), dies at 83 2003 - Sloan Wilson, American novelist ("The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit"; "A Summer Place"), dies at 83 2011 - Leonora Carrington, British-Mexican Surrealist artist, dies aged 94 More Famous Deaths »

1866 - Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne) 1895 - Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood 1909 - Bristol University granted Royal Charter 1918 - British officer General Poole lands at Murmansk, the Russian port on the Barents Sea 1944 - Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark 1970 - The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union 1978 - American management consultant Marilyn Loden first coins the term "glass ceiling" to describe invisible career barriers for women 1986 - Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British Prime Minister to visit Israel 1997 - Telstar-5 Proton Launch, Successful 2018 - World's largest cat-proof fence (44 km / 27.3 miles) completed at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, central Australia to protect endangered species More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1890 - Tivoli Theater of Varieties opens in London 1895 - Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood 1941 - German battleship Bismarck sinks the British battle cruiser HMS Hood; 1,416 die, 3 survive 1980 - "Rock Lobster" by B-52s hits #56 2009 - 62nd Cannes Film Festival: "The White Ribbon" directed by Michael Haneke wins the Palme d'Or 2018 - Record US fentanyl seizure of 120lbs (54kg) confirmed by police in Nebraska in April, enough to kill 26 million people, one of largest drug busts in US history More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1816 - Emanuel Leutze, American painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware), born in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Württemberg, German Confederation (d. 1868) 1854 - John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy, born in Banister Hollow, Camden County, Missouri (d. 1918) 1899 - Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (French C'ships 1925-26, Wimbledon 1919-23, 25), born in Paris, France (d. 1938) 1941 - Konrad Boehmer, German-Dutch composer, born in Berlin, Germany (2014) 1970 - Tommy Page, American pop singer ("I'll Be Your Everything"), born in Glenridge, New Jersey (d. 2017) 1981 - Penny Taylor, Australian basketball forward (World C'ship gold 2006; Olympic silver 2004, 08; WNBA C'ship 2007, 09, 14 Phoenix Mercury; 3 x WNBA All-Star), born in Melbourne, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1681 - Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Swedish architect (Drottningholm Palace), dies at 65 1919 - Amado Nervo [Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer and poet, dies at 48 2004 - Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913) 2010 - Paul Gray, American heavy metal bassist (Slipknot), dies of a drug overdose at 38 2010 - Tapen Chatterjee, Bengali actor from India (b. 1937) 2021 - Samuel E. Wright, American stage and screen actor and singer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Ball Four; The Little Mermaid; The Lion King), dies of prostate cancer at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1568 - The Netherlands declares independence from Spain 1861 - Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession from the Union 1865 - Flag flown at full mast over White House for the first time since Lincoln was shot 1915 - Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary during WW I 1928 - Bomb attack on Italian embassy in Buenos Aires, 22 die 1958 - US schools 1st use Cliff's Notes 1965 - Franz Jonas elected President of Austria 1989 - 3rd American Comedy Award: Paula Poundstone 2013 - Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups 2014 - "Pauline" a chamber opera by Margaret Atwood and Tobin Stokes premieres at the York Theatre in Vancouver More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1898 - 1st Philippine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco 1922 - Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films 1926 - Chicago Cub's Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard 1994 - Roman Herzog elected President of Germany 2001 - Marco Siffredi becomes the first person to snowboard down Mount Everest via the Norton Couloir (some share record accreditation with Stefan Gatt) 2021 - 28th Billboard Music Awards: The Weeknd wins 10; Pop Smoke wins 5 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1795 - Charles Barry, British architect, born in London (d. 1860) 1898 - Joseph H. Hazen, Hollywood lawyer (Warner Brothers), born in Kingston, New York (d. 1996) 1934 - Malcolm Gill, deputy head (Bank for Intl Settlements) 1936 - Robert Sangster, horse owner/trainer 1946 - David Graham, Australian golfer (PGA C'ship 1979, US Open 1981), born in Windsor, NSW 1980 - Lane Garrison, American actor (Prison Break), born in Dallas, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1691 - Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622) 1785 - William Woollett, engraver, dies 1838 - Jan Willem Janssens, Dutch nobleman, military officer, and Governor-General of Cape colony and Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 1947 - Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss writer (Le Petit Village), dies at 68 1996 - Rob Hall, New Zealand high altitude climber, dies of exposure on Mount Everest at 35 2001 - Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1803 - 1st US public library opens in Connecticut 1903 - Launch of the White Star Liner SS Ionic. 1915 - Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, only mountain other than Mount St. Helens, to erupt in the continental US during the 20th century 1915 - Local train collides with troop train killing 226 in Gretna, Scotland 1950 - Celal Bayar elected President of Turkey 1956 - "Bob Hope Show" last airs on NBC-TV 1967 - Egyptian President Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israel 1970 - Arab terrorists kill 9 children and 3 adults on a school bus 1996 - Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 16th time 2022 - Report released on sexual abuse in US Southern Baptist Convention, the country's largest Protestant denomination, details 20 years of suppressing many allegations More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1931 - 1931 George End introduces “Genuine Diamondback Rattlesnake with Supreme Sauce” in a can, by his Florida Products Corporation; the popular item ceases production in 1944 after when the owner dies, a victim of one snake's revenge 1967 - Egyptian President Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israel 1974 - "Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is" music and comedy variety special starring Julie Andrews and Jackie Gleason airs on ABC-TV 1977 - Final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (after 94 years) 1983 - Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR 2015 - Pakistan begin the first test-playing nation cricket tour of Zimbabwe since 2009 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker and cinematographer (Tang), born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 1970) 1925 - Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects), born in Fribourg, Switzerland (d. 1991) 1928 - T. Boone Pickens, American businessperson and oil tycoon (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co) known as the 'Oracle of Oil', born in Holdenville, Oklahoma (d. 2019) 1946 - Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager (Everton), born in Ryton, County Durham (d. 2015) 1955 - Philip Dybvig, American economist (2022 Nobel Prize - for research on banks and financial crises) 1961 - Dana Williams, American singer (Diamond Rio - Meet in the Middle), born in Dayton, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1457 - Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) 1961 - Joan Davis, American actress (I Married Joan), dies of a heart attack at 53 1994 - Mitacq [Michel Tacq], Belgium comic strip artist (Beaver Patrol), dies 2004 - Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast who won Olympic gold USSR vault, horizontal bar 1968; World C'ship gold all-round, rings 1966, dies at 59 2019 - Judith Kerr, British children's writer and illustrator (The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Mog books), dies at 95 2020 - Mory Kanté, Guinean singer and kora harp player (Yé ké yé ké), dies at 70 More Famous Deaths »

879 - Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state 1793 - Curacao Island Council forbids criticism of House of Orange 1911 - French troop enter Fez in Morocco to quell anti-European agitation 1943 - Fastest 9 inning AL baseball night game (89 mins), Chicago White Sox beat visiting Washington Senators, 1-0 1972 - Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal 1978 - Yamada Mumon Roshi appointed head of Zen Rinzai Sect 1980 - "Star Wars Episode V - Empire Strikes Back", produced by George Lucas opens in cinemas in UK and North America 1990 - 43rd Cannes Film Festival: "Wild at Heart" directed by David Lynch starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern wins the Palme d'Or 2001 - French Taubira law officially recognizes the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. 2019 - More than 600 people, 75% children, identified as HIV in a month in Sindh province, Pakistan, thought to be due to use of infected needles More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1863 - Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, begins 1964 - Fire in Belgian resort kills 19 1968 - Nuclear-powered sub USS Scorpion, with 99 men, reported missing and is later found at the bottom of the ocean off Azores 1972 - "Lost in the Stars" based on the novel "Cry the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 39 performances 1977 - Stevie Wonder's single "Sir Duke", a tribute to Duke Ellington and other musical influences of Wonder's, begins a 3-week run at #1 1977 - Revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "Fiddler on the Roof", starring Zero Mostel, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 167 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - Anthony Steel, British actor and singer (Malta Story, The Wooden Horse), born in London, England (d. 2001) 1923 - Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (d. 2003) 1943 - Vincent Crane [Cheesman], British rock Hammond organist, and songwriter (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire"), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 1989) 1943 - John Dalton, British rock bass player (The Kinks, 1969-76 -"Lola"; "Celluloid Heroes"), born in Enfield, Middlesex, England 1952 - Mr. T [Lawrence Tureaud], American actor (A-Team, Rocky III, T and T), born in Chicago, Illinois 1979 - Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament, born in Glasgow, Scotland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1771 - Christopher Smart, English poet and journalist (Ceremony of Carols), dies at 49 1895 - Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76 1990 - Moelvi Mohammed Farouk, Indian spiritual leader, murdered 1992 - Elizabeth David, British cookbook writer (English Bread and Yeast Cookery), dies after a series of strokes at 72 1995 - Les Aspin, American politician, (Rep-D-Wisc, 1971-93) US Secretary of Defense (1993-95), dies of stroke at 56 2023 - Ray Stevenson, Northern Irish actor (King Arthur, Rome), dies at 58 More Famous Deaths »

1882 - Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy sign the Triple Alliance 1910 - Funeral for Britain's King Edward VII held in Westminster Abbey, has one of the largest assemblages of European royalty 1961 - 86th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6 1961 - White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama 1963 - Sukarno appointed president of Indonesia 1980 - Drummer Peter Criss quits rock band Kiss 1985 - US began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti 1988 - Howard Stern fans disrupt rival radio station WMMR's and DJ John DeBella's "Louie Louie" parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1989 - Toonces The Cat takes the wheel on "Saturday Night Live" 2015 - 5 major world banks (JPMorgan, Barclays, Citigroup, RBS and UBS) fined US$5.7bn for manipulating currency markets - some of the largest ever fines More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1217 - Second Battle of Lincoln fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke 1347 - Rienzo calls Rome for people's tribunal 1903 - Britain's House of Commons begins a debate on the charges of poor administration and ill treatment of natives in Belgium's colony in the Congo Free State 1911 - Edwin Boaler Alletson hits 189 in 90 mins Notts v Sussex 1967 - BBC bans the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" because of drug references 1973 - 2 motorcycle racers killed and a dozen injured in a crash during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Monza,Italy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1726 - Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770) 1922 - Clifford Charles Butler, English physicist (hyperon and meson types of particles) and vice chancellor of Loughborough University, born in Reading, England (d. 1999) 1936 - Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor (Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr Tibbs) 1943 - Al Bano [Albano Carrisi], Italian-Albanian pop singer, actor, and winemaker, born in Cellino San Marco, Italy 1943 - Iain Vallance [Baron Vallance of Tummel], CEO (British Telecom) 1964 - Earl Charles Spencer, English peer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1722 - Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist, dies at 52 1942 - Hector Guimard, French Art Nouveau architect and designer (entrances to Paris Metros), 1949 - Randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890) 1989 - Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, 1975-80; Haunted Honeymoon), dies of ovarian cancer at 42 2007 - Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), dies at 93 2009 - Lucy Gordon, British model and actress (b. 1980) More Famous Deaths »